I. For Younger Learners

I. For Younger Learners
What works Clearinghouse Practice Guides
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Publication#/FWWFilterId:3,ContentTypeId:3,SortBy:RevisedDate,SetNumber:1

Community based focus on Literacy
https://youtu.be/HBJ5jcMpPuA

Teaching Phonics
https://my.vanderbilt.edu/specialeducationinduction/files/2011/09/1-Literacy-teaching-guide-phonics.pdf

Young children and the media
https://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/docs/18_01_03.pdf

Differentiation in [[#|first grade]] reading (informational text on butterflies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gh196iaQfA

Building a tower Language Experience in the classroom
Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fkpne4hPM4&t=96s (skip some of the group time if you want) after 3 min
Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3UfAV2Lpk8

Dual language book talk & language experience (K)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LiQXoOLtW8

Young Dual language Learners video series
Teaching strategies with young dual language learners (8 videos)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpj5Sv2kFDsgxluXHi1BGYp7ktI5SPMm
first and second languages in with young children (6 videos)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpj5Sv2kFDtL3zVYnDaMckj0p6RQqG3R
One student and teacher language acquisition (4 videos)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpj5Sv2kFDuM190oMBStt-bT3nKcP6AR


Picture books on inclusive families
http://www.welcomingschools.org/resources/books/diverse-families/

Essentials of early literacy
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200303/Essentials.pdf

[[#|House]] video for K
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR5qPNPGCmY

Read alouds with young children
https://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200911/PrimaryInterestWeb1109.pdf

[[#|First grade]] read aloud [[#|lesson plans]]
http://curry.virginia.edu/reading-projects/projects/garf/First%20Read-alouds.htm

Teaching young children about race and racism through children's literature
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/thats-not-fair--teaching_b_11050048.html

Sulzby Classification of emergent reading scheme
http://www.binghamtonschools.org/Downloads/Sulzby'sEmergentStoryBookReading.pdf

Previewing & Predicting based on story pictures
https://www.academia.edu/17278145/Expectations_Titles_Stories_Pictures?auto=view&campaign=weekly_digest
Fetal origins when does learning begin?
https://www.ted.com/talks/annie_murphy_paul_what_we_learn_before_we_re_born?language=en#t-95383

Music and the brain program http://www.musicandthebrain.org/

Andy Johnson
Predictable writing (PreK-1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRtlAKD9xz8
Assisted writing/connected to reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCWYkrsh1R0
Sentence mix up to develop syntactic cueing system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ngFpv1FC9o
Scaffolded writing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR2oJCerB7g
facilitated writing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMpSeF2STK8
Scaffolded oral reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ouk6r7_k0oU
Language Experience and choral echo reading https://youtu.be/zG9UeiTllW0

Young children who are learning English as a new language
https://education.alberta.ca/media/1626199/ecs-english-as-a-second-language.pdf
https://education.alberta.ca/media/1224523/working-with-young-children-who-are-learning-english-as-a-new-language.pdf

Wiliiam TEALE
Early writing dev https://www.academia.edu/21148670/Writing_Development_in_Early_Childhood?auto=view&campaign=weekly_digest
Engagement in student read alouds
https://www.academia.edu/13312902/Student_Engagement_in_Classroom_Read_Alouds_Considering_Seating_and_Timing?auto=bookmark&campaign=weekly_digest
Choosing narrative children's lit
https://www.academia.edu/7933143/The_book_matters_Choosing_narrative_children_s_literature_to_support_read_aloud_discussion_of_complex_texts_in_the_early_grades

Text complexity of [[#|first grade]] texts over 6 decades
https://www.academia.edu/13760795/Has_First-Grade_Core-Reading-Program_Text_Complexity_Changed_Across_Six_Decades?auto=download&campaign=weekly_digest


Kindergarten ready skills in 5 languages
http://www.nassauboces.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=1319&ModuleInstanceID=10827&ViewID=047E6BE3-6D87-4130-8424-D8E4E9ED6C2A&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=17552&PageID=7483

Aesops Fables search http://aesopfables.com/cgi/asearch.cgi?

Tongue Twisters and ambiguous language
http://www.fun-with-words.com/tongue_twisters.html
http://www.fun-with-words.com/ambiguous_headlines.html

Top early childhood lessons
http://www.sharemylesson.com/early-elementary-teaching-resources/

Classroom [[#|Management]] for reading workshop
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/classroom-management-reading-workshop

Kevin Henkes unit (Understanding by Design)
http://digitalcommons.trinity.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1305&context=educ_understandings

Character trait lesson
http://betterlesson.com/community/lesson/24271/character-traits
http://lessonplanspage.com/laread-analyzeidentifycharactertraits45-htm/


Seed moment writing
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/128071183126569109/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/43417583883140391/
http://thirdgradethinkers8.blogspot.com/2012/10/fall-writing-personal-narrative-small.html
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl6steziPGk
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/128071183128468165/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/92183123599440080/
http://literacyinstructions.wikispaces.com/Writing+a+Personal+Narrative+in+a+Kindergarten+Classroom+-+A+Seed+Story

Lesson plans-The very hungry caterpillar
shows language/grammar points (see p. 3) http://www.education.nt.gov.au/data/assets/pdf_file/0015/5271/very_hungry_catapillar.pdf
http://www.oocities.org/gsuedcp/kcajka.htm
http://www.pdesas.org/module/content/resources/19862/view.ashx
http://www.2care2teach4kids.com/preschool/themes/caterpillartobutterfly.htm
http://www.eric-carle.com/bb-VHC.html
video [[#|play]] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HpfTqCQcyQ


Brain scans and reading to young children
http://consumer.healthday.com/cognitive-health-information-26/brain-health-news-80/brain-scans-show-why-reading-to-kids-is-good-for-them-701897.html

Conversations with babies
https://offspring.lifehacker.com/how-to-have-a-conversation-with-a-baby-1823497976

Butterfly text talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsYAdduSF20

Author study Ezra Jack Keats
http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/
http://www.penguin.com/static/pages/youngreaders/minisites/snowy_day/images/tl-guide-world-era-jack-keats.pdf
http://www.slideserve.com/lilith/ezra-jack-keats
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/creative-problem-solving-with-1023.html?tab=4
http://www.powershow.com/view1/105733-ZDc1Z/EZRA_JACK_KEATS_powerpoint_ppt_presentation

Language and literacy skills for birth-3
http://earlyliteracycounts.blogspot.com/2010/08/50-literacy-activities-for-babies.html

Partner elementary activities
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2013/11/15-quick-and-creative-ways-group-and-partner-students

Super Duper Handouts on Speech and language issues in English and Spanish http://www.superduperinc.com/Handouts/Handout.aspx

Yetta Goodman introducing a child to written language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zezYooUJxs

Burke reading inventory for younger children
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53adc3ffe4b0788618e31a92/t/53b33ee2e4b059c25caef000/1404255970790/The+Essential+RMA+Appendix+A+-+Burke+Reading+Interview+%28BRI%29.pdf

Interactive Classroom strategies for success of ELs
https://www.csustan.edu/sites/default/files/SAIL/documents/InteractiveClassroomStrategiesandStructuresforSuccess-Dr.FranciscaSanchez.pdf

K-5 informational text structures for comprehension
http://www.centeroninstruction.org/informational-text-structure-module-1-grades-k-5-using-knowledge-of-text-structure-to-improve-comprehension-in-grades-k-5

Technology and young children's [[#|brain development]]
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-creativity-cure/201505/how-technical-devices-influence-childrens-brains

[[#|Benefits]] of early intellectual enrichment on [[#|health]] http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/28/health/project-to-improve-intellect-of-poor-children-led-to-better-health-too-research-finds.html?hpw&rref=health&_r=3&referrer=

Early name and letter writing and phonemic awareness
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172137/pdf/nihms286449.pdf

32 million word gap
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/03/the-32-million-word-gap/36856/

[[#|Books to read]] with young ELLs
https://www.pinterest.com/andreabhellman/books-to-read-with-young-english-language-learners/

Share your lesson K-2 literacy lessons
www.sharemylesson.com/taxonomysearchResults.aspx?parametrics=90004,90064,91268,95390&mode=browse&SFBC_FilterOption=8

first grade literacy instruction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTkX1oTbfVc

How language and immigration impacts pre-k and K readiness
http://www.edcentral.org/prekparticipation/
[[#|Webinar]] http://ceelo.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/YoungImmigrantsDualLanguageLearnersPrek.mov

child growth twins response [[#|to music]]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to7uIG8KYhg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9dl8Z2F0KI#t=18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osNpgTs7Z24

fairly tale websites
http://www.readwritethink.org/resources/resource-print.html?id=42

Ready to launch in NYC--DeBlasio Pre-K program
http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/home/downloads/pdf/reports/2014/Ready-to-Launch-NYCs-Implementation-Plan-for-Free-High-Quality-Full-Day-Universal-Pre-Kindergarten.pdf


TC reading & writing project [[#|resources]] http://readingandwritingproject.org/resources

Preparing Kindergartners for text talk video
http://wested.mediacore.tv/media/preparing-kindergarteners-for-text-talk

First grade ESL literacy lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTkX1oTbfVc

Quality not quanitity of early language exposure
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/17/us/quality-of-words-not-quantity-is-crucial-to-language-skills-study-finds.html?_r=5

Writing for young children
http://www.readingrockets.org/looking_at_writing

[[#|Writing assessment]] examples
http://www.heidisongs.com/blog/2014/02/writing-rubrics-for-young-children-documenting-progress-with-portfolio-assessment.html

Writing rubrics
http://snippetsbysarah.blogspot.com/2012/06/writing-rubrics.html
Guided reading in early elementary classes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYoeVkf3s7E&list=PL8D0AACAAD5AFF839
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8D0AACAAD5AFF839

Kindergarten choral nursery poems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt0a-VZ-ZSI&list=PLC799A058352F64B8&index=32

Research overview of Early literacy
http://schools.utah.gov/eval/DOCUMENTS/DWA_LitReviewEarlyLiteracy.pdf

5 predictors of early literacy (you tube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqImgAd3vyg

Guided reading in first grade for ESL students (word work, phonemic awarenes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_jXuw_Knc0

Early literacy videos
Zero to 3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvCzM7SHdsw
Born to communicate (Canada) 5 videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW6omRD6qe9OiHbKfAC7Lww

speech language development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18CXniZ45EA&list=PLBD334CA94CE1B82A

Talking to babies

Core knowledge language arts
http://www.coreknowledge.org/ckla
http://www.aft.org/pdfs/americaneducator/fall2012/Dubin.pdf


Giggle Poetry Site http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
Poem Plays to read and act out http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetrytheater.aspx
The poetry teacher http://www.poetryteachers.com/

Online read alouds by actors; good for listening comp.
http://www.storylineonline.net/
http://www.storylineonline.net/a-to-z-book-directory/?sort=titleb

YouTube read alouds
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1oisxoQnu-HxoneG9DucLg

Read alouds--Stick to the story-interruptions don't help develop literacy (Krashen)
http://www.sdkrashen.com/content/articles/2013_stick_to_the_story.pdf

Proficient reading by third grade? Krashen
http://www.sdkrashen.com/content/articles/2011_need_all_children_read_proficiently_by_grade_3.pdf

RIF book people unite http://www.bookpeopleunite.org/

Transition to K--School/reading readiness
checklist http://www.aft.org/pdfs/ece/T2K_SchoolReadiness.pdf
screening tool http://www.aft.org/pdfs/ece/T2K_ScreeningTool.pdf

Language arts videos for young learners http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=7916

Patricia Kuhl TED Talk
http://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_kuhl_the_linguistic_genius_of_babies

Fundations
overview http://www.fundations.com/overview.aspx (levels of expectations)
http://www.millstone.k12.nj.us/web/site_flash/Curriculum/06.25.2012%20Presentations/FUNDATIONS.pdf
Fundations sample lessons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=286fohRJHmI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY4ucerN5GY

High scope EC curriculum (last page for summary of expectations)

http://www.highscope.org/file/NewsandInformation/PositionPapers/Literacy2.pdf
Literacy based lesson http://www.highscope.org/file/Book-Pages/GRCSampleSet.pdf

Insect [[#|Spider]] unit (grade 1) http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1472.html

Early literacy [[#|technology]] site (wikispaces sites)
http://earlyliteracyskills.wikispaces.com/
http://lskyearlyliteracy.wikispaces.com/Early+Literacy+Project
http://rocketscience-at.wikispaces.com/Home
https://earlyconnections.wikispaces.com/Early+Literacy+Games+and+Activities
http://ohelcrosswalk.wikispaces.com/Ohio+Early+Literacy+Crosswalk

What standards don't cover: How to support emergent literacy in preschool programs http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1005285.pdf

Help for young learners http://www.helpsprogram.org/

Literacy progress
http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/docs/foundation_stage/areas_of_learning/language_and_literacy/LL_Framework.pdf

Ages & Literacy stages poster
http://www.pld-literacy.org/Ages-Stages-of-Literacy-Development-Fact-Sheet.html

Developing early language
http://www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca/documents/BulletinVol4No1mai05ANG.pdf

Review of Pre-school Curriculum programs http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/pubs/20082009/pdf/20082009_rev.pdf
Oregon Birth to 5 Early literacy guide http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/elarts/reading/literacy/birth-to-five_toc_and_narrative.pdf

K-2 Comprehensive Literacy Framework [[#|Resources]] (peoria) Keyed to CCSS
http://www.psd150.org/Page/10698

CCSS for pre-K
https://www.academia.edu/11693320/Top_Ten_Concerns_about_Common_Core_State_Standards_in_Early_Childhood_Education

truce for reading wars---
http://www.k12reader.com/balanced-literacy-instruction/

K-12 literacy resources http://www.k12reader.com/

oral language interactive whiteboard (scholastic)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm

CCSS publishers specifications for K-2 texts
http://www.corestandards.org/wp-content/uploads/Publishers_Criteria_for_Literacy_for_Grades_K-2.pdf

Research on EC Ed
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/buildinglanguageforliteracy/research.htm

Nurturing a love for reading
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/nurturing-readers-resources-tools-matt-davis?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=021914%20enews%20(actives%20AB%2030percent%206-9AM%2040K%20throttle)%20reading%20remainder&utm_content=&spMailingID=8000200&spUserID=MjcyNTEyNzI5NjIS1&spJobID=121609310&spReportId=MTIxNjA5MzEwS0

preschool strong link to language and literacy
http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2011/08/preschool-language-literacy/

Choosing an Early childhood program- http://video.wpbt2.org/video/2120876612/

RIF bilingual site (in Eng & Span)
http://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/es/leadingtoreading.htm
early childhood http://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/es/preschoolers.htm
RIF resources and activities http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities.htm
MC booklists http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/booklists/multicultural-books.htm

NYT Latino Image missing in Children's literature (2014)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/education/young-latino-students-dont-see-themselves-in-books.html?emc=eta1&_r=2&pagewanted=all&#commentsContainer

[[#|Policy]] on early childhood dual language learners
http://cecerdll.fpg.unc.edu/news/cecer-dll-policy-forum
http://cecerdll.fpg.unc.edu/sites/cecerdll.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/%232961_ResearchInformPolicyPaper.pdf

Quality preK key to vocab-
http://healthland.time.com/2013/03/28/is-quality-pre-kindergarten-the-key-to-a-better-vocabulary/#ixzz2OrpF5cAQ

Magic of Words American Teacher (2014)
http://www.aft.org/pdfs/americaneducator/summer2014/Neuman.pdf

Hispanic families, technology, and reading http://familieslearning.org/PDF/HispanicFamMediaSurvey_Dec13.pdf

Writing Preschool Sign in https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/pre-k-reading-writing-tip?fd=1

Literacy through storytelling Language Experience https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/pre-k-lesson-literacy-skills

Interactive read aloud-https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/pre-k-reading-comprehension
(great oral language and read aloud)

Read alouds
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/reading-aloud.htm

Read alouds (good ppt, list of books)
http://valerievacchio.com/final%20documents%20to%20pdf/Tiered%20Texts.pdf

Dual language pre-school (chinese)
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/dual-language-learners-literacy-skills

Preschool Disability assessment/placement for speech
http://leadersproject.org/media/video/playlist-preschool-disability-evaluations-modules

Differentiating reading and flexible grouping strategies.
http://www.learningpt.org/pdfs/literacy/flexibleGrouping.pdf

literacy milestones

http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/literacy-milestones-from-birth-to-age-six.htm
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/kindergarten/
http://www.ldonline.org/article/6042

Early literacy policies (D. Strickland) http://www.readingrockets.org/article/11375/

teaching teachers to teach reading
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/july-dec13/reading_10-15.html

Challenging Myths of Pre-K dual learners
http://fcd-us.org/sites/default/files/Challenging%20Common%20Myths%20Update.pdf

Child development Chapter
http://www.pearsonhighered.com/berkls6einfo/assets/pdf/Berk_0205957609_Ch05.pdf

Child development and [[#|play]]: Better prepared for employment
https://qz.com/1217146/child-development-kids-that-play-more-often-are-better-prepared-for-employment/

Early literacy & ELLs Research Handbook
http://www.agi.harvard.edu/events/2011Conference/download.php?id=92‎

Shared literacy & project in first grade class. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zRMNYJvfyg

Annenberg K-2 readers workshop (classroom videos)
http://www.learner.org/resources/series162.html

[[#|Preschool Education]]
http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2011/03/why_preschool_shouldnt_be_like_school.single.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12TcwDSrdnM
CA preschool learning guide http://www.cpin.us/p/pel/overview.htm

video and assessment-viewing video with children
http://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/RMVideoSeries.htm

Emergent lit and child dev.
http://rachaelrobinsonedsi.wiki.westga.edu/file/view/child+development+and+emergent+literacy.pdf

Educators' room
Part 1- See Jane Read-identifying reading abilities http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/04/see-jane-read-identifying-the-reading-abilities-of-your-students/
Part 3-Decoding http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/04/part-3-whats-the-word-decoding-skills-in-reading/

Reading Assessments http://www.freereading.net/index.php?title=Assessments (many dead links)

Florida Reading Center Activities by Grades
K-1 http://www.fcrr.org/for-educators/sca_k-1.asp
2-3 http://www.fcrr.org/for-educators/sca_2-3.asp
4-5 http://www.fcrr.org/for-educators/sca_4-5.asp

Four blocks http://www.wfu.edu/education/fourblocks/about_fourblocks.html (good research and methods)

http://www.teachpreschool.org/2010/08/building-connections-through-childrens-literatur/

Preschool EL guide (2009) CA state DOE
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psenglearnersed2.pdf

Preschool lesson on tadpoles
http://www.teachpreschool.org/2010/08/building-connections-through-childrens-literatur/

Promoting language with books (Hanen)
http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/Promoting-Language-with-Books.aspx

Good explanation of early literacy for parents
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Early/literacy.pdf

Early literacy with literature
http://www.idra.org/IDRA_Newsletter/February_2003_Self_Renewing_Schools_Reading_and_Early_Literacy/Literature_in_Early_Childhood/

Literacy sites for kids
http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=12&cid=3&tid=4248&parent=0

Rigorous Early Learning Policies for Illinois English Language Learners

http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2012/podcast_report_examines_rigorous_early_learning_policies_for_illinois_english_languag

Bankstreet Early Literacy Center (stages of emergent literacy)
http://bankstreet.edu/literacy-guide/early-literacy-development/

[[#|Early childhood education]] for ELLs
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/files/rcd/BE024221/Early_Childhood_Education.pdf


Latino Kindergarten students' social interaction in math (2010) http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/dev-46-3-579.pdf

Latino early childhood success-learning contexts (2010) http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/dev-46-3-559.pdf
early literacy video clips
http://www.highscope.org/content.asp?ContentId=381

Early literacy book list and course activities
http://docs.exdat.com/docs/index-148338.html

modules for Early intervention http://nichcy.org/laws/idea/legacy/module6 (some resources in Spanish)

observation videos on EC http://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/RMVideoSeries.htm

Foundations of emergent literacy for ELLs http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/cat_tapestry.asp?CID=1589&DID=8746

Skills transfer from Span to Eng in young learners (August, Carlo-CAL)
http://www.cal.org/acquiringliteracy/pdfs/skills-transfer.pdf

Supporting ELLs in K (candian handbook) http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/.../kindergartenELL.pdf

Handbook on early literacy (google book)
http://books.google.com/bookshl=en&lr=&id=Lyxgk3cF6B4C&oi=fnd&pg=PA185&dq=teaching+reading+to+ELLs+young+Ulanoff&ots=7QAMSqboqB&sig=XRsglMyEPpabddygnvQkzzuqdhU#v=onepage&q=teaching%20reading%20to%20ELLs%20young%20Ulanoff&f=false

Preschool ELLs (theories & practices on bilingualism, special needs, early reading & more)
http://www.cpin.us/p/pel/overview.htm

Early literacy policy brief http://nieer.org/resources/policybriefs/10.pdf

Pre-school language topic guidelines for parents http://www.walearning.com/downloads/english-preschool.pdf
http://www.cpin.us/p/pel/overview.htm

Parents help develop environmental print awareness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z8URPoSojw

Early literacy literature from 4 languages (chinese, Korean, Navajo & Russian) http://cehd.umn.edu/nceo/OnlinePubs/4LangLiteracy.pdf
Early literacy http://www.nysut.org/cps/rde/xchg/nysut/hs.xsl/educatorsvoice_10027.htm
Early reading birth to 5 http://www.learningpt.org/pdfs/literacy/readingbirthtofive.pdf

Effective practices in teaching early childhood ELLs http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Effective+practices+and+principles+to+support+English+language...-a0100734906

Changing Brains
http://changingbrains.org/watch.html

Reading to young children (brain cognitive development)
https://offspring.lifehacker.com/read-stories-with-specific-character-names-to-boost-bab-1821398119

English Phonics flash-cards (free)
http://www.homework-help-secrets.com/phonics-lessons.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml

Phonics assessment UK-stage 1
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/230810/Phonics_assessment_framework.PDF
children being tested with non-words http://vimeo.com/39441143
http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/p/phonics%20screening%20check%20sample%20materials.pdf
IPA http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/i/international%20phonetic%20alphabet.pdf

Word attack, work http://www.fcrr.org/staffpresentations/RHudson/word_work_RF_Longisland_FCRR.pdf

Helping Parents with Literacy (K-3)
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/index.html

Online Literacy Portfolios
http://iteachilearn.com/uh/patterson/litport/index.htm

Vocabulary Development with Flash http://www.kindersay.com/
http://kindersay.com/englishwords/?gclid=

Use of picture books http://languagemagazine.com/LangPages/Pictures_LM_Dec09.pdf

Webcast Teaching ELLs to Read http://www.colorincolorado.org/webcasts/2001.php

literacy learning centers http://litsite.alaska.edu/uaa/workbooks/bilingual.html
Children's literature website http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Help Kit for k-6 http://escort.org/?q=node/150 (scroll down for chapters)

A-Z lesson plans
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Lesson_Plans/Learning_Centers/Literacy_Centers/index.shtml

Challenging myths in teaching Ells http://www.fcd-us.org/resources/resources_show.htm?doc_id=669789 open pdf

Early Childhood Ed & Latinos http://www.strategiesforchildren.org/eea/6research_summaries/07_LatinoChildren.pdf

Storyline (stories read by SAG actors) Stellaluna, A bad case of the stripes and more
http://www.storylineonline.net/index2.html



story place http://www.storyplace.org/storyplace.asp
Preschool library (stories Cartoon style) http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/other.asp
**Interactive reading site http://www.starfall.com/
interactive ESL games http://www.1-language.com/memorymatchelem/index.htm

Early literacy http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pubs/symposia/third/molina.htm

Little Fingers interactive stories http://www.lil-fingers.com/storybooks/index.html
Early childhood poems by topic and math games http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1133/2teach.html
Online stories for children http://www.magickeys.com/books/

Nursery rhymes/songs and lyrics http://bussongs.com/
Children's books online http://www.childrensbooksforever.com/index.html
Inklesstales http://www.inklesstales.com/stories/

Karaoke kids http://www.krazykats-karaoke.co.uk/karaoke_kids.html

McClosky's Literature list http://www.mindspring.com/~mlmcc/LiteratureLangLearnBib.html
Thematic literature in Early Childhood http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0208smallwood.html

Using arts with kindergarteners http://iteslj.org/Articles/Prins-ArtsInKindergarten.html
Early Childhood PB&J Lesson (watch the lesson with Quicktime)http://crede.berkeley.edu/products/multimedia/pbj.html#

Jolly PhonicsGuide Products The Story of JP
http://www.jollylearning.co.uk/2008%20UK%20%20Guide.pdf
http://www.jollylearning.co.uk/jp2.htm
http://www.spellingsociety.org/journals/j28/jollyphonics.php

Ready at Five (see Parent tips 2005 ) http://www.readyatfive.org/resources/tips.html

Resources for ELLs (lots for early literacy)
http://www.nccic.org/poptopics/englang-learners.html

Children’s TV and literacy http://www.colorincolorado.org/teaching/television.php
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/ http://pbskids.org/arthur/

Farm school http://www2.kenyon.edu/projects/farmschool/addins/farmscho.htm

Teacher mats. (paid site-though some free stuff) http://www.englishraven.com/Main.html

Fry’s 300 sight words http://www.usu.edu/teachall/text/reading/Frylist.pdf
Dolch words http://literacyconnections.com/Dolch1.html

Speech & language Therapy Materials (scroll down for some ELL sites) http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/sptherapy.html

CLAS-early childhood resource institute http://clas.uiuc.edu/

ELL toolkit (colorin) http://www.colorincolorado.org/afttoolkit.pdf

Annenberg K-2 reading, print concepts, essential components
http://www.learner.org/channel/libraries/readingk2/front/practices.html
http://www.learner.org/channel/libraries/readingk2/front/otherterms.html#ConceptsAboutPrint
http://www.learner.org/channel/libraries/readingk2/front/components.html

Family literacy to improve K-3 childrens' reading http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/html/lit_interventions/index.html
Literacy begins in the home
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/literacy-development-begins-at-home.htm